Bank return on equity in Guyana
Guyana: Bank return on equity was 20.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Guyana stood at 20.5%.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Guyana peaked at 36.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2001.
Guyana ranks 32nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 9.0% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 20.7% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 17.5% | 20.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Guyana
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 11.3% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.8499 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 1.49 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 347.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 11.3% (2025)
- Broad money 28.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 14.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 15.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 208.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,092 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Guyana?
- Bank return on equity in Guyana was 20.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2001.
- How does Guyana rank for bank return on equity?
- Guyana ranks 32nd out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on equity (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.